Gang-plow.



A. J. WAKEFIELD.

GANG PLOW.

v APPLICATION FILED APR.22, 1914. 1,172,082.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

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A. J. WAKEFIELD.

- GANG PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED APR.22, 1914. 1,172,082. Patented Feb. 15,1916.

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To all whom it may concern a i ii Be it known thatL-ALMoNn WAKE- FIELD, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Faulkton; inrthe "county of rank; State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gang- Plows; and I do hereby declare the followlng to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such, as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to This invention relates to gang plows.

The object of the invention resides in the production of a plow structure especially adapted for use with traction engines and connected with the latter in such manner that the plow structure can be turned around in the smallest space required to turn the traction engine drawing, the structure.

A further object of the invention resides in the production of a plow structure embodying a plurality of plows connected together for simultaneous bodily movement and in turn connected to a tractionengine in such manner as to permit of. vertical'and horizontal movement of the plows independent of the frame of the traction engine whereby the plows will operate efliciently irrespective of the inequalities of the ground, and wherebythe frame of the traction engine will berelieved of all strains other than V the pulling stress. V

\Vith th above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of con struction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying draw-a ings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which i Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention showing same connected with a traction engine and only the rear portion of the frame of the engine being disclosed; Fig. 2, aside,

elevation of what is shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3 3 of'Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings A indicates the rear portion of the frame of a traction engine upon which is supported a platform 15. Extending rearwardly from the frame A in upward inclination is a frame 13 and supported upon the platform 15 and frame 13 is a plow lifting and lowering mechanism 0 of Specification of Letter'slfatentli .15, 1 Q'16, l tnaaanmedl m,1914. serialNo; 833,726. I

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and serially numbered67596 Egr'tending downwardly and "rearwardly from" each side -of-t-he= f-rame A. is a bracket 16 and journaled in these brackets are the trunnions 17 of a Q turn table D. This turn table D comprises an outer cylindrical member 17 and an inner cylindrical member 18 rotatable within the member 17 The top and bottom of the member 17 are provided respectively with openings-19 whereby the top and bottom of the member, 18 is exposed. top of the member 18 are rearwardly diverging arms 20, while frearwardly' diverging Secured to the arms 21. are secured to the bottom of the member 18. The rear ends of the arms 20.

and 21 are connected to a bar 22-which latter serves to mutually connect the forward ends of the beams of a' plow gang indicated gen- A erally at F.

Threaded in 3, lug 5 mounted on the platform 15 and extending through s aidplat form is a vertical adjusting screw 76 the lower end of which engages the forward end of the turn table D and servesto limit the upwardmov ement of the forward end'of the turn table as will be obvious. By operating the screw 76 downwardly it will be apparent that the bar 22' will be elevated which will in turn elevate all" of the beams 23 of the gang at the forward ends of said beams. It

will be further apparent that owingato the Y rotatable mounting of the member 18 within the member 17 thatthe traction engine including the frame. A' can be e turned in 'a short space which opera-x tion could not be effected in the absence of the pivotal connection between the gang and traction engine. By pivotally mounting the turn table D on the brackets 16 it will be obvious that the plows of the gang can readily respond to inequalities of the ground.

In order to provide means for locking member 18 again'st rotation in the member 17 to maintain the plow gang'in'longitudiv nal alinement with the traction engine at all times'thereiis provided in the members 17 7 and 18 openings77 and 78 respectively through which is adapted to be inserted when said openings are in registration a suitable locking pin.

What is claimed is 1 V 1. The combination with a tractor, of a ring member pivotally mounted upon the tractorfor movement in a vertical plane,a

V nions pivotally engaged with the tractor plows connected to said bar;

second member rotatably mounted wvithin the ring member, arms secured to the sec ond member, a bar connecting corresponding ends of said arms, and

2. The combination with a tractor, of a ring-member having opposite disposed trun- Whereby said ringmember is mounted to swing in a vertical plane, a second member. rotatably mounted Within the ring member,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ,five cents each, :by addressingjhe a plurality of arms secured to thesecond member, abar connecting corresponding ends of said arms,

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